Mumbai: Fawad Khan and Mahira Khan’s hit Pakistani drama Humsafar, will soon be making its way to Indian TV on Zindagi channel. Writer Farhat Ishtiaq says, “The response to Humsafar was unexpected. It was a hit novel and when made into a TV series, I expected it to do well but not to this extent. When a novel is adapted into a TV series or film, the readers are never satisfied with how it turns out, but in this case, I did not get any negative feedback at all.” Farhat informs us that she has watched some hit Indian dramas as well, but feels that Pakistani shows are closer to reality and connect with the audience better. She says, “Indian shows are more glamourised, while our shows depict reality. Our content is stronger and the outfits and locations are less glamorous. The story is our focus.” There has been a buzz about the Indian hit show Beintehaa, having certain similarities with Humsafar. Responding to that Farhat says, “Yes even I have read about the similarities over social media but I haven’t watched that show.”
